[SOLVED] Old game doesn't work properly on Windows 10

[javierbh]

Weird colors and half screen. It is a game of 2003.

https://imgur.com/5PPG4z8

View: https://imgur.com/5PPG4z8


Any ideas to solve?

 

[JohnBonhamsGhost]

check the game's recommended system requirements. see what OS they recommend and try that option in the game .exe's Compatibility settings.
right-click on game exe, choose the Compatibility tab, and set options there.

if this has no effect it may be the game's resolution options and graphical settings are not compatible with your OS or your display.

 

[javierbh]

Tried all the compatibility options and didn´t work.

 

[JohnBonhamsGhost]

try switching to a Windowed mode ingame if available and see if you can fit it to your screen.

and check for any "redist" or "support" folders in the game directory with extra software that needs to be installed.

i would also search the developer site for any information regarding compatibility. some distribute small updates for different OS versions.

 

[TerryLaze]

Weird colors and half screen. It is a game of 2003.

https://imgur.com/5PPG4z8

View: https://imgur.com/5PPG4z8


Any ideas to solve?

This is a common problem with older games,there was a change in directX and every game that wasn't updated has this issue.
https://community.pcgamingwiki.com/files/file/721-win-7-directdraw-compatibility-tool/

 

[ankit213506]

This should not happen. Maybe your game is not supporting the all kinds of latest tool.

 

[javierbh]

try switching to a Windowed mode ingame if available and see if you can fit it to your screen.

and check for any "redist" or "support" folders in the game directory with extra software that needs to be installed.

i would also search the developer site for any information regarding compatibility. some distribute small updates for different OS versions.

I tried but didn´t work. There is a folder called dx90c that has a lot of rar archives such as "dxupdate", "dxnt", "BDANT", "BDXP", etc. But I don't know which one to use.

Download a collection of 30 games and the only one that doesn't work is the one I want to play.

 

[javierbh]

This is a common problem with older games,there was a change in directX and every game that wasn't updated has this issue.
https://community.pcgamingwiki.com/files/file/721-win-7-directdraw-compatibility-tool/

Didn't work either.

 

[USAFRet]

I tried but didn´t work. There is a folder called dx90c that has a lot of rar archives such as "dxupdate", "dxnt", "BDANT", "BDXP", etc. But I don't know which one to use.

Download a collection of 30 games and the only one that doesn't work is the one I want to play.

Downloaded, from where?

 

[JohnBonhamsGhost]

what's the game?

 

[javierbh]

Downloaded, from where?

I found it by searching the internet. Is a collection of 30 games (blu ray) from the old company JoWood. The game i want to play is called "Soccer Manager Pro", but it has other names such as Soccer Manager Fun, or Fussball Manager Fun.

 

[javierbh]

what's the game?

"Soccer Manager Pro", but it has other names such as Soccer Manager Fun, or Fussball Manager Fun.

It is almost impossible to find today. If you want I can upload it to a storage site such as Mega or Mediafire so you can test if you can find the solution.

 

[USAFRet]

I found it by searching the internet. Is a collection of 30 games (blu ray) from the old company JoWood. The game i want to play is called "Soccer Manager Pro", but it has other names such as Soccer Manager Fun, or Fussball Manager Fun.

They went out of business a decade ago.

Unless otherwise "fixed", games and the underlying subsystems from them were never updated to current OS levels.
'Neighbors From Hell' is one such game from them that DOES work on Win10, by virtue of it running in the Steam platform.

In addition, a Bluray collection of 30 games is not from any official source.
Even though the company went bankrupt, this borders on piracy. Toms Hardware neither condones nor assists with pirated software.
(and I do understand where you're coming from)

Unless you can get Compatibility Mode to do it...you're out of luck.